"Surely you know how it has been from of old, ever since mankind was placed on the earth, that the mirth of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment."
Surely you know how it has been from of old
Deuteronomy 4:32 Ask now about the former days, long before your time, from the day God created human beings on the earth; ask from one end of the heavens to the other. Has anything so great as this ever happened, or has anything like it ever been heard of?
Deuteronomy 32:7 Remember the days of old; consider the generations long past. Ask your father and he will tell you, your elders, and they will explain to you.
that the mirth of the wicked is brief
Psalm 94:3 How long, LORD, will the wicked, how long will the wicked be jubilant?
the joy of the godless
Job 8:13 "Such is the destiny of all who forget God; so perishes the hope of the godless."
lasts but a moment
Job 8:11-12 "Can papyrus grow tall where there is no marsh? Can reeds thrive without water? While still growing and uncut, they wither more quickly than grass."
Psalm 37:35-36 I have seen a wicked and ruthless man flourishing like a luxuriant native tree, but he soon passed away and was no more; though I looked for him he could not be found.
Psalm 73:18-20 Surely you place them (the wicked) on slippery ground; you cast them down to ruin. How suddenly they are destroyed, completely swept away by terrors. They are like a dream when one awakes; when you arise, Lord, you will despise them as fantasies.
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